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Max Holloway Got His BJJ Black Belt the Hard Way — Charles Oliveira Submitted Him Into It. Now He's Fighting McGregor.

Max Holloway Got His BJJ Black Belt the Hard Way — Charles Oliveira Submitted Him Into It. Now He's Fighting McGregor.

When Charles Oliveira armbarred Max Holloway in 2019, nobody expected that seven years later, Holloway would be cashing that receipt against Conor McGregor. But here we are — Holloway just received his BJJ black belt from Rylan Lizares, and the timing couldn't be more poetic.
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Fabricio Andrey Gets His ADCC 2026 Invite Two Weeks After Formally Leaving the Team Under Criminal Investigation

Fabricio Andrey Gets His ADCC 2026 Invite Two Weeks After Formally Leaving the Team Under Criminal Investigation

In August 2023, Fabricio Andrey explained why he was leaving the team that made him. The explanation wasn't exactly illuminating.
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When Mikey Musumeci Announced His MMA Debut—The Most Decorated Pure-BJJ Specialist Voluntarily Walked Into the Sport Where None of It Is Legal

When Mikey Musumeci Announced His MMA Debut—The Most Decorated Pure-BJJ Specialist Voluntarily Walked Into the Sport Where None of It Is Legal

When Mikey Musumeci made his surprise announcement to BJJDoc, the grappling world did a collective double-take. The man who had spent his entire career perfecting techniques illegal the moment a referee allows strikes was walking into MMA.
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Mackenzie Dern vs Gillian Robertson: The First UFC Title Fight Built Entirely on Jiu-Jitsu

Mackenzie Dern vs Gillian Robertson: The First UFC Title Fight Built Entirely on Jiu-Jitsu

For the first time in UFC history, a title fight is being headlined by two athletes whose entire professional identity is built on jiu-jitsu. Not as a secondary skill.
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Tye Ruotolo Stops Dante Leon (Again) — The Man Who Pushed Him Hardest Three Times Got the Same Answer Every Time

Tye Ruotolo Stops Dante Leon (Again) — The Man Who Pushed Him Hardest Three Times Got the Same Answer Every Time

When Tye Ruotolo and Dante Leon squared off at ONE Fight Night 31 in Bangkok back on May 9th, it marked the conclusion of one of submission grappling's most interesting asymmetrical rivalries. Leon had walked in saying he was 100 percent confident.
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Kron Gracie: Rickson Told Me Not to Box. I Ignored Him. It Worked. We Didn't Talk for Three Years.

Kron Gracie: Rickson Told Me Not to Box. I Ignored Him. It Worked. We Didn't Talk for Three Years.

Rickson Gracie gave his son an ultimatum. "Don't box." Two words, no debate.
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Gilbert Burns 88-Second Return at UFC BJJ 9

Gilbert Burns 88-Second Return at UFC BJJ 9

Eighty-eight seconds. That's how long it took Gilbert Burns to remember why he's a genuinely dangerous grappler, even when he's been focused on punching people in the face for two years.
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Ben Askren Returns to Fighting After Lung Transplant

Ben Askren Returns to Fighting After Lung Transplant

Ben Askren is coming back to fighting less than a year after a double lung transplant. We live in a sport where fighters pop anti-inflammatories before morning open mat like vitamins.
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